TechSparks Flashback – 2012

TechSparks, India’s biggest Tech Entrepreneurship Carnival is back again and the ecosystem is excited about this year’s edition, with its own set of amazing startups from across India, thought leaders sharing their views and exceptional networking opportunities. If you are part of a tech startup in India and want to reach out to potential investors, business partners and customers, you can’t afford to miss this carnival. We have shared the exceptional success stories of the Tech 30 winners of 2010 and 2011. Here we share the journeys of the 2012 winners.

With millions of apps being submitted to the iOS app store and Android Play Store, the efforts to be on the top of the charts is brutal. A key factor is the performance of the app – latency, crashes, power consumption etc. Little Eye Labs’ tool monitored apps, helping developers track various parameters and improve their product. Little Eye Labs was funded by GSF Accelerator and VentureEast Tenet Fund.

Instamojo is a solution that lets the user sell digital creations simply by sharing unique checkout pagelinks. Instamojo is a simple payment system based on shortened URLs that transform anyone into a merchant without installation of complicated scripts, technical know-how or payment gateway approvals. It can be used for software, music, video, photos, online courses, web & mobile apps, e-books and magazine or newspaper content. Last year, the startup also released an advanced analytics tool to track how the consumers are interacting with the material being sold, giving more data to the seller.

ChargeBee makes it easy for online businesses to manage recurring payments and invoicing. This is particularly helpful to provide frictionless subscription management that is non-negotiable in SaaS. ChargeBee provides a trusted billing platform for subscription businesses like Flavrbox.com, The New You program, Triggered Messaging and many more.

JustUnfollow.com is a friend management app for Twitter and Instagram that was founded by Nischal Shetty in February 2010. The first version got a whopping 1000 sign ups on day 1 and reached 3.5 million users in just 30 months.